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Date:         Mon, 20 May 1996 15:41:10 -0400
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@vanagon.com>
From:         Ryan75@aol.com
Subject:      Re: 82 Vanagon, banshee front pads!

> Friends! Problem-solvers! Mechanics! Lend me your ears!

> When my front pads wore down to the thickness of onion >skins, I replaced them with a Beck/Arnley set. Talk about a >lot of noise!

I don't know if your kit came with any sort of "anti-sqeal" compound (for lack of a better description!), but I have a compound that I use for this purpose. I think it's made by Permatex, and is an orange goo that you apply to the back of the pad before installation. I got this from my VW dealer back when I worked in the parts department, as we had a shelf full of supplies for the mechanics to use when repairing customer's cars. I haven't done a brake job lately, so it'll take me a while to find this stuff in the garage, but I'll see if I can locate it and give you a better description.

Good luck, Ryan


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